The Issue of Lockdown for Sheep and Goats Due to Smallpox Is Open – Meeting on Monday

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Deputy Minister of Rural Development Christos Kellas said that a possible lockdown includes "an extreme ban on (animal) movement, a ban on animal feed or even milk"

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Greek feta is at risk of paying a heavy price from the spread of sheep and goat pox, while the discussion about animal vaccination threatens to cause a domino effect on the export activity of this PDO product, calling into question access to critical markets, as the president of the Association of Greek Dairy Industries (SEVGAP), Christos Apostolopoulos, points out in a statement to APE-MPA.